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Working parents air concerns over 'backward slide' for family life

Thursday, June 17, 2021

| Nursery World

Research from Working Families reveals the extent to which parents are worried about juggling their jobs with childcare and other responsibilities, when restrictions are lifted.

Play therapists demand ITV apologise for airing Coronation Street episode that 'brings the profession into disrepute'

News

Friday, August 20, 2021

| Nursery World

The play therapy workforce have spoken out against comments made during an episode of Coronation Street that ‘play therapy is touchy, feely rubbish’.

Scouts launch new early years programme

News

Thursday, September 9, 2021

| Nursery World

The Scouts has launched its first ever programme for four- and five-year-olds.

'Funding for children's speech and language has been sorely lacking'

News

Monday, October 25, 2021

| Nursery World

Up to 1.5 million children are at risk of speech and language delay, which is why their support needs to be at the heart of this week’s Spending Review, says Carol Payne, interim chief executive of I CAN, the children's communication charity

Parents facing burnout due to pandemic, finds survey

News

Thursday, October 21, 2021

| Nursery World

Eight out of ten parents have displayed warning signs of parental burnout as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic, according to new research.

Spending Review Autumn 2021: Chancellor urged to invest in babies and children

News

Thursday, October 21, 2021

| Nursery World

A coalition of children’s sector organisations is calling on the Chancellor to use his Spending Review, next week, to provide ‘much-needed' cross-Government investment in babies, children and young people.

Five-year University of Oxford study will look at how to improve the lives of children and families

News

Thursday, October 14, 2021

| Nursery World

A project to improve the lives of the most disadvantaged children and families by better understanding their needs and experiences has been awarded £2.8 million by the Nuffield Foundation.

Call to make flexible working the 'norm' as thousands of mums' requests are denied

News

Friday, October 15, 2021

| Nursery World

Half of mums that responded to a survey by the TUC (Trades Union Congress) and Mother Pukka said that their current employer had rejected, or only accepted part, of their flexible working request.

Parents still struggling to access 'essential' services

News

Wednesday, November 10, 2021

| Nursery World

According to new research from a group of charities, many routine health visitor checks continue to be over the phone, drop-in clinics are no longer operating in some areas and baby and toddler groups have either stopped running or are hard to access.

Early years settings warn of an impending 'crisis' as Covid worsens staff shortages

News

Friday, December 17, 2021

| Nursery World

Nurseries and childminders could be faced with having to turn parents away or close their setting, as Covid continues to exacerbate long-standing recruitment issues.

Charity launches free parenting app with personalised daily content for fathers

News

Thursday, December 2, 2021

| Nursery World

Dads can now receive bespoke, daily information on all aspects of fatherhood, thanks to a new app developed by charity Best Beginnings.

Nanny agencies warn of nanny shortage

News

Wednesday, November 24, 2021

| Nursery World

Nanny agencies have raised concern that the Covid-19 pandemic and Brexit has meant demand for nannies has outstripped supply.

NHS launches food scanner to help families make healthier choices

News

Monday, January 10, 2022

| Nursery World

A new feature on the NHS Food Scanner App has been launched to show families how to make healthier food and drink swaps in a bid to tackle childhood obesity.

Covid-19 self-isolation cut to five days in England

News

Monday, January 17, 2022

| Nursery World

Effective from today (Monday 17 January), children and adults who catch Coronavirus only need to isolate for five days if they test negative two days in a row on a lateral flow test.

Settings urged to get behind campaign to increase uptake of MMR vaccine in children

News

Tuesday, February 1, 2022

| Nursery World

Early years settings are being urged to get behind a new Government campaign to increase the number of children vaccinated against MMR as new figures show there has been a ‘significant’ drop in take-up of the jab.

As the Childcare Survey turns 21, we demand change for the next generation

Opinion

Wednesday, March 23, 2022

| Nursery World

Health & Nutrition - Going hungry

Features

Thursday, April 28, 2022

| Nursery World

With food insecurity that rose during the pandemic set to continue for many families, Meredith Jones Russell reports on the crisis and asks what help is available

Inclusion: Parents in Prison - Locked away

Features

Tuesday, May 31, 2022

| Nursery World

What can early years settings do to support children whose primary caregivers have been arrested and sentenced to time in prison? Gabriella Jozwiak reports

More than 60 per cent of women who had an abortion were influenced by childcare costs

News

Friday, July 8, 2022

| Nursery World

Six in 10 women who have had an abortion say childcare costs influenced their decision, reveals new research.

Appeal to raise funds for single parents affected by cost of living

News

Monday, July 11, 2022

| Nursery World

A charity that supports single parents across Scotland has launched an appeal in response to the cost-of-living crisis.

Call to make childcare free for all as nursery bills 'skyrocket'

News

Monday, September 5, 2022

| Nursery World

A union body is calling for universal free childcare as nursery bills ‘skyrocket’ to over £1,000 a month across England and with costs predicted to rise to £2,000 a month by 2026.

To the point - Something's got to give

Opinion

Wednesday, June 26, 2013

| Nursery World

The spending review looks set to prolong the pain for working families with children, says Vidhya Alakeson

Children's centres move away from universal services to target poorest

News

Friday, July 19, 2013

| Nursery World

The extent to which children's centres are changing in the face of local authority cuts and Coalition Government policy is highlighted in the latest report from the Evaluation of Children's Centres in England.

Government launches consultation on tax-free childcare

News

Monday, August 5, 2013

| Nursery World

Around 2.5 million families will be able to claim up to 1,200 per child a year in tax-free childcare from 2015, under Government plans out for consultation.

Play spaces not accessible to disabled children

News

Monday, August 12, 2013

| Nursery World

Parental concerns and a lack of accessible facilities continue to prevent disabled children from playing inclusively, according to a new survey by the charity Kids.

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Working parents air concerns over 'backward slide' for family life

Play therapists demand ITV apologise for airing Coronation Street episode that 'brings the profession into disrepute'

Scouts launch new early years programme

'Funding for children's speech and language has been sorely lacking'

Parents facing burnout due to pandemic, finds survey

Spending Review Autumn 2021: Chancellor urged to invest in babies and children

Five-year University of Oxford study will look at how to improve the lives of children and families

Call to make flexible working the 'norm' as thousands of mums' requests are denied

Parents still struggling to access 'essential' services

Early years settings warn of an impending 'crisis' as Covid worsens staff shortages

Charity launches free parenting app with personalised daily content for fathers

Nanny agencies warn of nanny shortage

NHS launches food scanner to help families make healthier choices

Covid-19 self-isolation cut to five days in England

Settings urged to get behind campaign to increase uptake of MMR vaccine in children

As the Childcare Survey turns 21, we demand change for the next generation

Health & Nutrition - Going hungry

Inclusion: Parents in Prison - Locked away

More than 60 per cent of women who had an abortion were influenced by childcare costs

Appeal to raise funds for single parents affected by cost of living

Call to make childcare free for all as nursery bills 'skyrocket'

To the point - Something's got to give

Children's centres move away from universal services to target poorest

Government launches consultation on tax-free childcare

Play spaces not accessible to disabled children

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